Inevitably things aren’t quite as simple as all that. For one thing, the special prosecutor’s report – as summarised by the Attorney General, William Barr – is equivocal about whether Trump acted to obstruct justice. It does not exonerate him, but nor does it conclude that he committed a crime.

And while Mueller did not establish that either Trump or his campaign team conspired with Russia during the presidential election campaign, Democrats are likely to push for more details about whether he was unwittingly compromised.

Ultimately, for as long as the full Mueller report remains unpublished, questions are likely to swirl – such is the polarised nature of US politics in the Trumpian age.